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Just 18, growing up on the wrong side of the lawSomewhere, someday knew he?d have to rise above it allTold his family he?s gonna go fight for his landLittle brother can hold down the farm, and Mama please understandMama begged him not to goMama lost her little boy, but a country gained a heroThe desert air hit him square in the face, and boy you were rightSomewhere in between the fight he finally new what it meant to be aliveHe was just 3 years shy of 21, and they gave that boy a gunMama begged him not to goMama lost her little boy, but a country gained a heroYeah, well, some say a hero is born to be braveBut I?m here to tell you that a hero is a scared man that don?t walk awayMama sits by the flag of the USATears well up in her eyes as she bows her head to prayAnd she says, ?Son, I know you had to go?But mama lost her little boy, but a country gained a heroYeah, gained a heroWell, it gained a heroWe gained a heroYeah, gained a heroGained a heroFor the USAOh, for the USA From Letras Mania